Newly appointed Uttarakhand Governor KK Paul arrived in Dehradun on Wednesday. He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court J Joseph at Raj Bhawan at 12 pm on Thursday. Meanwhile, the outgoing Governor Aziz Qureshi, who was transferred as Governor of Mizoram, was given a warm farewell by the Army at Raj Bhawan and Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) at Railway station on Thursday.
On his arrival at Raj Bhawan, Paul was welcomed by the Chief Minister Harish Rawat, Cabinet Minister Dr Indra Hridayesh, Chief Secretary N Ravishankar, DGP BS Sidhu, Secretary to the Governor Arun Dhaundiyal and other senior officers. Before he reached Raj Bhawan, he was welcomed at the Jolly Grant Airport by the Chief Minister along with the State Cabinet Minister Surendra Singh Negi. Paul received a guard of honour by PAC.
Paul would be the sixth Governor of Uttarakhand, his predecessors being Surjeet Singh Bernala, Sudarshan Aggrawal, Bl Joshi, Margaret Alva and Dr Aziz Qureshi. A former IPS officer, Paul was earlier the Governor of Meghalaya with additional charge of Nagaland. Before Paul arrived, the outgoing Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi was given a tearful send-off by the staff and the Army at Raj Bhawan. later, PAC gave him a guard of honour at the railway station before he left for Delhi by Shatabdi Express.